On November 10th, North Harrison catcher Jayliegh Robins made the All State softball squad for the 2nd team. She batted nearly .500 for her Shamrock career. She once hit for the cycle against Tri-County her freshman year and came close several other times.
During her 7th grade year, while playing basketball, Jayliegh crashed hard head first against the bulletin board at North Harrison and fell hard on her back and lay stunned for five minutes. She then bounced back up and ran off the floor like nothing had happened; she later returned to the game.
Ever since then, Jayliegh’s coaches could never accuse her of not using her head. She broke into the starting lineup in softball her freshman year and started all four years of her career. She showed potential as a power hitter in junior high by hitting two balls over the fence; she justified that by becoming a constant threat to yank one out of the yard. She was fast enough that she was a threat to steal bases as well.
As a catcher, Jayliegh anchored the defense and enemy coaches were reluctant to run on her.
Behind every good pitcher is a good catcher, and Jayliegh anchored a pitching staff that kept North Harrison in a lot of their games. She caught three of current pitcher Erica Gerken’s no-hitters. She will be missed next year.
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